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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: Researching IB and l feel like AP will be a better fit for my kids. What about West Potomac or Lake Braddock?[/quote]

If you want close in you don't want Lake Braddock. West Potomac is close in distance, but imagine spending the rest of your life sitting at red lights driving through Alexandria. My kid's class at William and Mary studied Justice because it is the most economically diverse school in the state, they just got a new principal who is cleaning up a lot of the mess left behind by the last one. AP is better if you are looking to rack up college credits, IB is better for learning how to write (which is a good thing to know in the age of AI.)[/quote]

IB is a very prescriptive program if you're doing the full IB diploma, and if you aren't doing the full IB program at an IB school you're at a disadvantage when it comes time to apply to colleges and universities.

You can take AP courses at Lake Braddock and West Potomac and develop good writing skills.  [/quote]

The OP was asking about AP and IB, why wouldn't their kid go for the IB diploma. They don't even need to get the diploma, they just need to be a candidate at the time of the application. The IB writing far exceeds what they'd get from a writing class.[/quote]

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